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Monday, April 25, 2011

To Die for Blueberry Muffins

Blueberry muffins bring back memories of my childhood. I remember how my sisters and I used to get up at 6 in the morning to get ready for school. After getting dressed, we'd go into the kitchen for breakfast. Some mornings we might eat cereal, other mornings it might be leftover cake or cookies. But, every now and then, I'd look on the table and my eyes would light up as I saw a plate of my favorite blueberry muffins warm from the oven. Granted, they were the Duncan Hines made from a mix kind of muffins, but that didn't matter to us. All we knew was that we had a mother who loved us so much that she would get up at 5:30 in the morning just to make them for us.

Now that I'm grown, I find that I'm able to return the favor and the love as I make blueberry muffins for my mother. The Duncan Hines box has been relegated to the pantry for emergencies only and instead I reach for a good recipe and stir them up from scratch. This time, I chose the To-Die-For Blueberry Muffins from the Allrecipes site. Believe me when I say that they really are "to die for." They are amazingly light and fluffy and full of flavor without being too sweet. The best part is that they're sprinkled with a slightly sweet streusel that turns into a crunchy, caramelized topping. One bite and my mother couldn't stop raving about them - "They're better than bakery muffins. They're the best muffins I ever ate. They're just so good." So, if you want to show someone you love them, make them these muffins.

My mama would do the same thing, waking up before us kids and preparing special treats on her days off. Cinnamon rolls and blueberry muffins were the mornings that made us the happiest. This looks like a great recipe. Yummy!

I just ate half a cantaloupe for my breakfast. Trust me, as lovely as a nice piece of fruit can be, it doesn't hold a candle to ones that have been tossed with butter, sugar and eggs. To die for, indeed!

My family is addicted to the Duncan Hines Blueberry muffins with streusel topping. I hate making muffins from a box though with all of the preservatives (granted, those muffins are da bomb!). But, I have been looking for a blueberry muffin recipe that would compare or hopefully be even better than that one! Thanks for sharing this, I am adding to my recipe file :)

These look yummy! I must ask, where did you get the frozen mini blueberries? Was it the regular grocery store? I've been wanting to make blueberry something but no one in my family (including me) likes the big blueberries. :)

There is no such thing as a too sweet muffin for me! So I almost didn't want to make these based on that comment, but then you said they are like a bakery so I am going to have make these! Blueberry muffins have been calling to me this pregnancy!

mmmmm Gonna have to try it out!So you inspired me to host a linky party at my blog! Except, I have a theme every week! I'm very excited to see what others are making! The theme this week is Lemons!!! I'm uber excited to see what you have in store!!http://cupcakeapothecary.blogspot.com/2011/04/themed-bakers-sunday-2.htmlAlyssa

I don't know if I missed something on the recipe or not. I went over it several times, I even compared it to a muffin recipe in a cookbook I own. My batter came out like dough. The other recipe had a higher milk to flour ratio, so I added more milk. The batter looks better and I added the frozen blueberries I picked last month on my vacation to NY state. I didn't make mini muffins since my berries were so big. The muffins are in the oven now and smell delicious.